Senior Quantity Surveyor

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading civil engineering and infrastructure specialist delivering some of the UK’s most significant water infrastructure projects.

As the industry enters a period of unprecedented investment, our client is expanding its commercial teams to support a major programme of works focused on innovation, sustainability, and building a better environment for future generations.

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will act as the commercial conscience of the delivery team, providing expert cost and commercial support across a range of complex civil engineering projects. Working closely with project managers, site teams, and key stakeholders, you’ll play a vital role in controlling costs, maximising value, managing risk, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and successfully.

This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging, high-profile infrastructure schemes while developing your career within a collaborative and forward-thinking commercial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of commercial and cost management across allocated projects or programmes of work
• Lead robust cost control processes, ensuring accurate reporting, forecasting, and commercial analysis
• Provide commercial insight to support key project decisions and drive successful outcomes
• Ensure project teams understand contractual obligations and commercial requirements
• Work collaboratively with delivery teams to identify and implement efficiency improvements
• Monitor project performance, manage risk, and support value improvement initiatives
• Maintain accurate records, including project accounts and final accounts, ensuring audit and assurance requirements are met
• Support compliance with internal governance, contractual obligations, and client requirements

About You

We’re looking for an experienced and commercially driven Senior Quantity Surveyor who thrives in a collaborative project environment and enjoys making a tangible impact on delivery.

Essential:

• Extensive experience managing costs within construction, civil engineering, or infrastructure projects
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to analyse data, identify opportunities, and manage risk
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with project delivery teams and senior stakeholders

Desirable:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
• Experience working within infrastructure, utilities, or major projects
• Membership of a professional body or working towards professional accreditation

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary package
• Company pension and life assurance
• Private medical cover
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and loyalty days
• Flexible benefits through salary sacrifice
• Employee Assistance Programme supporting mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Leadership development, coaching, and structured career progression
• Internal and external training opportunities
• Continuous service recognition awards
• Opportunities to work on some of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects

Join a team where your commercial expertise will help shape major projects, improve communities, and contribute to a more sustainable future.